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Villarícos

The charming small town or maybe it is better described as a quaint village of Villarícos is located approximately ten kilometres north of La Garrucha, about 8km (5m) from the Cherribar Park Home site in Los Lobos. It is a lively fishing harbour in the process of some development with bars,villas, hostels and hotels, as well as some fine seafront fish restaurants.

Bars and restaurants abound in Villaricos but not in the commercial tacky sense like the major resorts but quiet, relaxed and often quaint. Currently there are two English style bars and at least 4 typical Spanish. The food ranges from typical English to authentic Spanish with of course many local fish being offered. If you like more A la Carte in fine restaurants bordering on 'silver service' even that is catered for in Villaricos. One restaurant we can highly recommend from personal experience is Los Conteros just on the edge of Villaricos and easy to get to from the Cherribar Park homes site by car or a nice 6km flat walk along the river bed. Good shoes are recommended for this walk, certainly not high heels! It also has ample parking. At this restaurant Sunday lunches are superb.

On a Sunday Villaricos hosts an excellent market where you can buy really fresh vegetables, clothing, tools, local crafts, in fact almost anything. For many it provides an enjoyable day out by doing the market in the morning, a quiet drink in one of the bars followed by lunch and a gentle stroll or drive back to the site at Los Lobos. Helen and I often do it.

Villarícos is situated in a unique position on the mouth of the Rio Almanzora and the coast. There is a strong fishing community here, as well as several unspoilt beaches. The beaches vary from a superb safe sandy beach actually at Villaricos in the bay just to the South of the town with an excellent fish restaurant directly on it to small rocky coves all along the nearby coast. Depending on your taste you can be with others on the sandy beach although it is almost never crowded or often completely alone in one of the rocky coves. For those that enjoy fishing the choice is yours from beach casting off the marina wall in Villaricos to taking a trip out in a fishing boat for some deep water sport.

The surrounding countryside is stunning with the entire stretch of coastline sheltered by the dramatic Sierra Almagrera mountain. Different walks abound from flat walking along the road towards La Garrucha with plenty of bars and restaurants on the route or maybe a walk or cycle ride along the dry river bed back to the Cherribar Park Homes site. Maybe you prefer something more strenuous with a walk along one of the many paths up into the hills and mountain behind Villaricos.

For those that prefer something more lively Villaricos hosts a renowned and growing music festival in August just behind the beach and the usual fiestas which are so common in Spain.

There are some spectacular caves due east of here - Cuevas Almanzora and continuing off the beaten track leads you to Vélez Rubio where the large Iglesia de la Encarnación is the most lavish baroque building in the province.

This illustrates the major point about the site at Cherribar Park Homes in Los Lobos, its location. So many places to see and visit, all within easy travel.

We don't know everything about the area, there are so many interesting places so if you know somewhere we might like to hear about please let us know. If you have something to say about this article again please let us know. We really do welcome your input.